Bathing a boy and girl

[mrsnw]

I have a ds (5) and and dd (3). I have always bathed them together. They are now getting interested in each others bits! At what ages did you start bathing them separately? How do you tackle such behaviour eg dd tugging at ds willy!! Thanks in advance

I don't see why they shouldn't be bathed together. I think you jusst need to teach your DD to respect other peoples bodies, and we don't pull parts of other people.

Mine still do - 6yo and 4yo. I once caught them both having a very close look at dd's bits, so I found a book with diagrams to show them what's what and asked them not to poke or pull each other. They haven't done it again and generally play with toy animals and soak the bathroom!

Ahh good advice phlossie. I think my dd is looking for her penis most of the time lol

It's the most natural way to teach them to respect their and each other's bodies, gives lots of opportunity to explain lots of things which might otherwise be awkward to bring up, but which they need to know before you tell them how babies are made in 3, 4, 5 years time. If they and you are used to discussing bodyparts without a sexual connotation, sex ed will be so much easier and natural, for both of you.

i bathe my 4 and 5 year old together all the time, and my dd did go through a phase of trying to grab her brothers willy at one point, but it didnt last long

the phase that is, the willy is still there

my 7yo (dd) and 4yo (ds) still bathe together. the only person interested in ds's willy is him! (and it borders on obsession).

I think there becomes a natural age when they just stop bathing together (I have an older son and daughters too).

In relation to touching of each other, I have always said that the only person allowed to touch is themselves.

Beattie it still goes on at 7? Thanks for the advice. Will continue to bath them together.